d16 Group has announced the release of its new drum machine / drum synth, Nepheton. It is available now for Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary as a VST Instrument. An Audio Unit version will follow at a later date and will be free for registered users.

Nepheton costs €139; registered users of other d16 Group products can get special discounts. A demo version is available.

Features:

17 fully synthesized instruments.

Perfectly scaled knob ranges.

Enhanced control of instruments' sounds.

Dynamic signal routing from instruments to outputs.

User defined output configuration.

Mute/solo for each instrument (affect triggering not just the signal).